Rafale to feature in R-Day parade for first time
Rafale to feature in R-Day parade for first time
Last Updated: Tue, Jan 19th, 2021, 09:20:58hrs
New Delhi: The newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft will feature in India s Republic Day parade on January 26 and culminate the flypast by carrying out the Vertical Charlie formation, the Indian Air Force said on Monday.
In the Vertical Charlie formation, the aircraft flies at low altitude, pulls up vertically and conducts rolls before stabilising at higher altitude. The flypast will culminate with a single Rafale aircraft carrying out a Vertical Charlie formation, IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Indranil Nandi said at a press conference here.
The newly inducted Rafale and vintage Dakota aircraft will be one of the major attractions during the Republic Day parade at Rajpath in Delhi on January 26 as they would be part of 42 aircraft taking part in the flypast.In its first appearance .
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Fly past by Rafale, vintage Dakota: Here s how IAF plans to enthrall public this R-Day parade
The world will be witness to the might of the Indian Armed Forces this Republic Day. The IAF tableau, fabricated on a 50-feet-long platform and consisting of trailer towed by a tractor, will display the motto Touch the Sky with Glory . It will showcase scaled down models of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter, Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rohini Radar. Rafale and Vintage Dakota will be the major attractions of the tableau.Â
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Indigenously developed Rudram Next Generation Anti Radiation Missile (NGRAM) and Dhuravastra will be displayed on LCA and LCH respectively.
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2021 Republic Day: It is for the first time that the Rafale fighter jets will be part of the event.
Know how the Indian Air Force is planning to celebrate the event.
New Delhi: Two newly inducted Rafale fighter jets will be part of 2021 Republic Day flypast in the national capital. This is the first time that these fighter jets will be part of the Republic Day event.
They will be part of two different formations and the name of the mixed formation in which the first Rafale will take part is Eklavya. Interestingly, the name of the last formation that will see a single Rafale is Brahmastra , which means weapons that can destroy everything and named after it.
Rafale to make Republic Day parade debut, culminate flypast with Vertical Charlie formation
Rafale to make Republic Day parade debut, culminate flypast with Vertical Charlie formation
The Rafale fighter jets, which were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September last year, will feature in India s Republic Day parade on January 26 and culminate the flypast by carrying out the Vertical Charlie formation.
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UPDATED: January 26, 2021 00:19 IST
In a major boost to India s air power capability, five French-made multirole Rafale fighter jets were inducted into the IAF on September 10 last year. (File photo: Reuters)
The Rafale fighter jets, which were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September last year, will feature in India s